2022
- Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Romero K, Beitter J, Lloyd D, Lam DV, Hernandez-Reynoso AG, Kanneganti A, Kim, HK, Bjune CK, Smith S, Vongpatanasin W, Romero-Ortega M. Renal Nerve Activity and Arterial Depressor Responses Induced by Neuromodulation of the Deep Peroneal Nerve in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats. Front Neurosc. 6:726467 doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.726467 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35651628/
- Liu X, Wang K, Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Romero-Ortega M, Wallace GG. Sensing and Stimulating Electrodes for Electroceuticals. Front. Sens. 3: 873862. doi: 10.3389/fsens
- Conde SV, Sacramento JF, Melo BF, Fonseca-Pinto R, Romero-Ortega MI, Guarino MP. Blood Pressure Regulation by the Carotid Sinus Nerve: Clinical Implications for Carotid Body Neuromodulation. Front Neurosci. 2022 Jan 10;15:725751. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.725751. PMID: 35082593; PMCID: PMC8784865.
2021
- Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Bendale GS, Wang K, Wallace GG, Romero-Ortega M. Platinized graphene fiber electrodes uncover direct spleen-vagus communication. Commun Biol. 2021 Sep 17;4(1):1097. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02628-7. PMID: 34535751; PMCID: PMC8448843.
- Hernandez-Reynoso AG, Corona-Quintanilla DL, López-García K, Horbovetz AA, Castelán F, Zimmern P, Martínez-Gómez M, Romero-Ortega MI. Targeted neuromodulation of pelvic floor nerves in aging and multiparous rabbits improves continence. Sci Rep. 2021 May 19;11(1):10615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90088-8. PMID: 34011938; PMCID: PMC8136474.
- Loper H, Leinen M, Bassoff L, Sample J, Romero-Ortega M, Gustafson KJ, Taylor DM, Schiefer MA. Both high fat and high carbohydrate diets impair vagus nerve signaling of satiety. Sci Rep. 2021 May 17;11(1):10394. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89465-0. PMID: 34001925; PMCID: PMC8128917.
2020
- Ghazavi A, González-González MA, Romero-Ortega MI, Cogan SF. Intraneural ultramicroelectrode arrays for function-specific interfacing to the vagus nerve. Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Dec 15;170:112608. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112608. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 33035896; PMCID: PMC7654841.
2019
Stiller AM, Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Boothby JM, Sherman SE, Benavides L, Romero-Ortega M, Pancrazio JJ, Black BJ. (2019). Mechanical considerations for design and implementation of peripheral intraneural devices. J Neural Eng. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ab4114
Hernandez-Reynoso, A., Nandam, S., O'Brien, J.M., Kanneganti, A., Cogan, S., Freeman, D.K., Romero-Ortega, M. (2019). Miniature electroparticle-cuff for wireless peripheral neuromodulation. Journal of Neural Engineering. Link
Meyers, E.C., Kasliwal, N., Solorzano, B.R, Lai, E., Bendale, G., Berry, A., Ganzer, P.D., Romero-Ortega, M., Rennaker II, R.L., Kilgard, M.P., & Hays, S.A. (2019). Enhancing plasticity in central networks improves motor and sensory recovery after nerve damage. Nature Communications. Link
Wang, K., Frewin, C. L., Esrafilzadeh, D., Yu, C., Wang, C., Pancrazio, J. J., Romero-Ortega, M., Jalili, R., & Wallace, G. (2019). High‐Performance Graphene‐Fiber‐Based Neural Recording Microelectrodes. Advanced Materials. Link
Bucksot, J. E., Wells, A. J., Rahebi, K. C., Sivaji, V., Romero-Ortega, M., Kilgard, M. P., ... & Hays, S. A. (2019). Flat Electrode Contacts for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. BioRxiv, 593467. Link
2018
González-González, M. A., Kanneganti, A., Joshi-Imre, A., Hernandez-Reynoso, A. G., Bendale, G., Modi, R., Ecker, M., Khurram, A., Cogan, S.F., Voit, W.E., & Romero-Ortega, M. I. (2018). Thin Film Multi-Electrode Softening Cuffs for Selective Neuromodulation. Scientific reports. Link
Castelán, F., López‐García, K., Moreno‐Pérez, S., Zempoalteca, R., Corona‐Quintanilla, D. L., Romero‐Ortega, M. I., Jimenez-Estrada, I., & Martínez‐Gómez, M. (2018). Multiparity affects conduction properties of pelvic floor nerves in rabbits. Brain and behavior. Link
Black, B. J., Atmaramani, R., Kumaraju, R., Plagens, S., Romero-Ortega, M., Dussor, G., Price, T. J., Campbell, Z. T., and Pancrazio, J. J. (2018). Adult Mouse Sensory Neurons on Microelectrode Arrays Exhibit Increased Spontaneous and Stimulus-Evoked Activity in the Presence of Interleukin-6. Journal of Neurophysiology. Link
Yuxin Tong, Jamie M Murbach, Vivek Subramanian, Shrirang Chhatre, Francisco Delgado, David C Martin, Kevin J Otto, Mario Romero-Ortega, Blake N Johnson. (2018). A Hybrid 3D Printing and Robotic-assisted Embedding Approach for Design and Fabrication of Nerve Cuffs with Integrated Locking Mechanisms. Materials Research Society Advances. Link
Shimizu, E. N., Seifert, J. L., Johnson, K. J., & Romero-Ortega, M. (2018). Prophylactic Riluzole Attenuates Oxidative Stress Damage in Spinal Cord Distraction. Journal of neurotrauma. Link
2017
Freeman, D. K., O'Brien, J. M., Kumar, P., Daniels, B., Irion, R. A., Shraytah, L., ... Hernandez-Reynoso, A., Kanneganti, A., Romero-Ortega, M.I. & Cogan, S.F. (2017). A Sub-millimeter, Inductively Powered Neural Stimulator. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 11, 659. Link
Anand, S., Desai, V., Alsmadi, N., Kanneganti, A., Nguyen, D. H. T., Tran, M., Patil, L., Vasudevan, S., Xu, C., Hong, Y., Cheng, J. & Romero-Ortega, M. (2017). Asymmetric Sensory-Motor Regeneration of Transected Peripheral Nerves Using Molecular Guidance Cues. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 14323. Link
Rouhollah Jalili, Aswini Kanneganti, Mario I Romero-Ortega, Gordon G Wallace. Implantable Electrodes. Current Opinions in Electrochemistry. DOI: 10.1016/j.colec.2017.07.003. Link
Eric C Meyers, Rafael Granja, Bleyda R Solorzano, Mario Romero‐Ortega, Michael P Kilgard, Robert L Rennaker, Seth Hays. Median and ulnar nerve injuries reduce volitional forelimb strength in rats. Muscle & nerve. DOI: 10.1002/mus.25590. Link.
Jennifer Elizabeth Bell, Jennifer L Seifert, Eileen Nicole Shimizu, Daniel J Sucato, Mario Romero-Ortega, Atraumatic spine distraction induces metabolic distress in spinal motor neurons, Journal of Neurotrauma. DOI:10.1089/neu.2016.4779. Link
2016
Rodrigo Lozano, Kerry J. Gilmore, Brianna C. Thompson, Elise M. Stewart, Aaron M. Waters, Mario Romero-Ortega, Gordon G. Wallace, Electrical stimulation enhances the acetylcholine receptors available for neuromuscular junction formation, Acta Biomaterialia 45. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.006. Link
Rodrigo Lozano, Leo Stevens, Brianna C. Thompson, Kerry J. Gilmore, Robert Gorkin III, Elise M. Stewart, Marc in het Panhuis, Mario Romero-Ortega, Gordon G. Wallace, Brain on a bench top, Materials Today 19(2). DOI:10.1016/j.mattod.2016.01.018. Link
Aydin Farajidavar, Jennifer L. Seifert, Mauricio R. Delgado, Steven Sparagana, Mario I. Romero-Ortega, J.-C. Chiao, Electromagnetic interference in intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials and a wireless solution, Medical Engineering & Physics 38(2): 1350-4533. doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.11.007. Link
2015
Farajidavar A, Seifert J, Delgado M, Sparagana S, Romero M, Chiao J. “Electromagnetic interference in intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials: A telemetric solution" Medical Engineering & Physics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.11.007
Kim YT, Kanneganti A, Nothnagle C, Landrith R, Mizuno M, Wijesundara M, Smith S, and Romero-Ortega MI. “Microchannel Electrode Stimulation of Deep Peroneal Nerve Fascicles Induced Mean Arterial Depressor Response in Hypertensive Rats” Bioelectronic Medicine 2015 Pg 55-62. DOI: 10.15424/bioelectronmed.2015.00001 Full Text (pdf)
Lozano R, Stevens L, Gorkin R, Thompson BC, Stewart EM, Gilmore KJ, Panhius M, Romero-Ortega MI, Wallace GG (2015) “Direct 3D printing of layered brain-like structures using Gellan Gum RGD substrates". Biomaterials 07/2015; 67:264-273
Alsmadi NZ, P Lokesh, Hor E, Lofti P, Razal J, Wallace GW, Choung C-J, RomeroOrtega MI “Coiled Polymeric Gradients for Three Dimensional Neural Chemotaxis” Brain Research, ISSN 0006-899.
Gu L, Uhelski, Anand S, RomeroOrtega MI, Kim, Y, Fuchs, PN, Mohanti S (2015). Pain Inhibition by Optogenetic Activation of Specific Anterior Cingulate Cortical Neurons. PLoS ONE 10 (2) p.e0117746 ISSN 1932-6203.
Bredeson S, Kanneganti A, Deku F, Cogan S, Romero-Ortega M, Troyk P. Chronic In-Vivo Testing of a 16-Channel Implantable Wireless Neural Stimulator. IEEE EMBS Conference, August 26, Milan, Italy.
Romero-Ortega MI, Kanneganti A, Geetanjali B, Seifert J, Bredeson SD, Troyk PR, Deku F, Cogan S. Chronic and Low Charge Injection Wireless Intraneural Stimulation In Vivo. IEEE EMBS Conference, August 26, Milan, Italy.
Troyk PR, Bredeson SD Cogan S, Romero-Ortega MI, Suh S, Hu Z, Kanneganti A, Granja-Vasquez, Bak M. In-Vivo Tests of a 16-Channel Implantable Wireless Neural Stimulator. IEEE Xplore EMBS Conference, April 29, Montpellier France.
Book Chapters Authored:
2015. Romero-Ortega M.”Peripheral Nerves, Anatomy and Physiology of. In: Jaeger D., Jung R. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6-214-1. Link
Romero-Ortega M.: Peripheral Nerve Interface, Regenerative. In: Jaeger D., Jung R. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6-212-1. Link
Presentations:
Black B, Granja-Vazques R, RomeroOrtega M. Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Induce Neuroma Pain. NRC Pain Conference UTD August -5-6.
2014
VH Desai, S. Anand, M. Tran, A. Kanneganti, S. Vasudevan, JL Seifert, J. Cheng, EW Keefer, MI Romero-Ortega (2014) Chronic Sensory-Motor Activity in Behaving Animals using Regenerative Multi-electrode Interfaces. IEEE Transaction on bio-medical engineering. Full Text (PDF)
YT Kim, A Kanneganti, S. Fatemi, C. Nothnagle, M. Wijesundara, MI Romero-Ortega (2014) A Novel Microchannel Electrode Array: Towards Bioelectronic Medical Interfacing of Small Peripheral Nerves. IEEE Transaction on bio-medical engineering. Full Text (PDF)
Presentations:
M.I. Romero-Ortega, N.Z. Alsmadi, R. Granja, B. Johnston, A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, E. Hor, H. Sumdani, S. Trinh, M. Le. Synergistic effects of neurotrophins and pleiotrophins in stimulating nerve regeneration across long gap peripheral nerve defects. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
N.Z. Alsmadi, L. Patil, C.J. Chuong, M. Romero-Ortega. Computational modeling of drug release from nerve guide conduit. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
R. Granja-Vazguez, B. R. Johnston, M. I. Romero-Ortega. Radio-frequency fields elicit neuroma pain. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
J. Seifert, J. Bell, D. Sucato, M. Romero. Transient Hypoxia in a Model of Distraction Spinal Cord Injury Results in a Reduction of Ventral Motor Neuron Size. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, J. L. Seifert, V. Desai, M. Romero-Ortega. Reestablishment of the blood nerve barrier in Regenerative Multielectrode Interfaces. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
M.I. Romero-Ortega, N.Z. Alsmadi, R. Granja, B. Johnston, A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, E. Hor, H. Sumdani, S. Trinh, M. Le. Synergistic effects of neurotrophins and pleiotrophins in stimulating nerve regeneration across long gap peripheral nerve defects. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
A. Kanneganti, S. Fatemi, C. Nothnagle, M. Wijesundara, M. Mizuno, S. Smith, Y. T. Kim, and M. Romero-Ortega. Electrical Stimulation of Single Somatic Nerve Fascicles are Sufficient to Reduce Hypertension. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
2013
Shaun M. Logan, Mario I. Romero, Dianna Nguyen, M. Douglas Benson (2013) Ephrin-B2 expression in the proprioceptive sensory system. Neurosci Lett 545 pp 69-74. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.025 Full Text (PDF)
Bouché E*, Romero-Ortega MI*, Henkemeyer M , Catchpole T, Leemhuis J, Frotscher M, May P, Herz J, Bock HH (2013). Reelin induces EphB receptor activation. *= co-first author. Cell Research- Nature. Jan 15. doi: 10.1038/cr.2013.7. Cover illustration. Full Text (PDF)
2012
Kim Y-T, Romero-Ortega MI (2012). Material Considerations for Peripheral Nerve Interfacing. MRS Bulletin. Volume 37 (06), pp 573 580 DOI: 10.1557/mrs.2012.99. Full Text (PDF)
Khan, C. Wildey, R. Francis, F. Tian, M.I. Romero, M.R. Delgado, N.J. Clegg, L. Smith, H. Liu, D.L. MacFarlane, G. Alexandrakis, “Improving optical contact for functional near infrared brain imaging with brush optodes,” Biomed. Opt. Express, 3(5):878–898 (2012).
Seifert JL, Desai V, Watson RC, Musa T,Kim YT, Keefer EW, Romero MI (2012). Normal molecular repair mechanisms in regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces allow recording of early spike activity despite immature myelination. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering 20(2):220-227 DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2179811 Full Text (PDF)
2011
Lotfi P, Garde K, Chouhan A, Bengali E, Romero MI. (2011). Modality-Specific Axonal Regeneration: Towards Selective Regenerative Neural Interfaces. Front Neuroeng. doi: 10.3389/fneng.2011.00011. 4 (11): 1-11.
Farajidavar A, Seifert JL, Bell JE, Seo YS, Delgado MR, Sparagana S, Romero MI, Chiao JC (2011) A Wireless System for Monitoring Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials. Ann Biomed Eng 39(1):517-23. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0152-x
Dawood AD*, Lotfi P*, Dash SN, Kona SK, Nguyen KN, Romero MI. (2011) VEGF Release in Multiluminal Hydrogels Directs Angiogenesis from Adult Vasculature in Vitro. J. Cardiovas Eng Tech. DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0048-4. Vol. 2 (3):173-185.
Tansey KE, Seifert JL, Botterman B, Delgado MR, Romero MI (2011) Increased Axonal Regeneration Efficiency Through Multi-luminal Nerve Gap Repair. Ann Biomed Eng DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0277-6. Vol 39(6): 1815-1828.
Seifert JL, Bell, JE, Elmer BB, Sucato DJ, Romero MI (2011) Characterization of a novel bidirectional distraction spinal cord injury animal model. J Neurosci Methods 197(1):97-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.003
2010
Tian F, Delgado MR, Dhamne1 SC, Khan B, Alexandrakis G, Romero MI, Smith L, Reid D, Clegg NJ, Liu H. (2010) Diffuse Optical Tomography of Cortical Reorganization in Children with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy. Optics Exp Vol. 18, Issue 25, pp. 25973-25986
Khan B, Tian F, Behbehani K, Romero MI, Delgado MR, Clegg NJ, Smith L, Reid D, Liu H, Alexandrakis G (2010). Identification of abnormal motor cortex activation patterns in children with cerebral palsy by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt.15(3) 036008-1-14. DOI: 10.1117/1.3432746
2009
Romero MI, Ezaki MB. Nerve Pathology in Unregulated Limb Growth (2009). Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 91: Suppl 4:53-7
Garde, K, Keefer, E, Botterman, B, Galvan, P, Romero MI (2009) Early Interfaced Neural Activity from Chronic Amputated Nerves. Front Neuroengineering 2:5
2008
Keefer E, Botterman, Romero MI, Rossi AF, Gross GW (2008). Carbon nanotube coating improves neuronal recordings. Nature Nanotechnology (3):434:9
2007
Galvan-Garcia P, E. Keefer, Zhang M, Fang S, Zakhidov AA, Baughman RH, Romero MI (2007) "Robust Cellular Growth with CNTS, Nanoyarns and Nanosheets" J Biomat Sci Poly Ed. 18 (10), pp. 1245-1261.
Romero MI, Lu Lin, Lush M, Lei L, Parada LF, Zhu Y (2007). Deletion of NF1 in Neurons Induces Increased Axon Collateral Branching in Vitro and in Vivo Following Injury. J Neuroscience (27): 2124-2134.
2005
Benson MD, Romero MI, Lush ME, Lu QR, Henkemeyer M, Parada LF. (2005). Ephrin-B3 is a myelin-based inhibitor of neurite outgrowth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 26;102(30):10694-9.
Lei L, Laub F, Lush M, Romero MI, Zhou J, Luikart B, Klesse L, Ramirez F, Parada LF. (2005). The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 is required for TrkA gene expression and development of nociceptive sensory neurons. Genes Dev. 1;19(11):1354-64.
2004
Aimone JB, Leasure JL, Perreau VM, Thallmair M; The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Research Consortium (Romero MI) (2004). Spatial and temporal gene expression profiling of the contused rat spinal cord. Exp Neurol Oct;189(2):204-21.
2002
Ma L, Harada T, Harada H, Romero MI, Hebert JM, McConnell SK, Parada LP (2002) Neurotrophin-3 is required for appropriate establishment of thalamocortical connections. Neuron 36:623-634.
2001
Romero MI, Rangappa N, Garry MG, Smith GM. (2001). Functional regeneration of chronically injured sensory afferents into adult spinal cord following neurotrophin gene therapy. J Neuroscience. 21(21):8408-8416.
Zhu Y, Romero MI, Ghosh P, Ye Z, Charnay P, Rushing EJ, Marth JD, Parada LF (2001). Ablation of NF1 function in neurons induces abnormal development of cerebral cortex and reactive gliosis in brain. Genes and Development 15:859-876.
Yokoyama N. Romero MI*. Cowan CA. Galvan P. Helmbacher F. Charnay P. Parada LF. Henkemeyer M (2001). Forward signaling mediated by ephrin-B3 prevents contralateral corticospinal axons from recrossing the spinal cord midline. Neuron 29(1):85-97 *co first author.
Romero MI, Rangappa N, Li L, Lightfoot S, Garry MG, Smith GM (2000). Extensive sprouting of sensory afferents and hyperalgesia induced by conditional expression of NGF into the adult spinal cord. J Neuroscience 20(12):4435-4445.
- Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Romero K, Beitter J, Lloyd D, Lam DV, Hernandez-Reynoso AG, Kanneganti A, Kim, HK, Bjune CK, Smith S, Vongpatanasin W, Romero-Ortega M. Renal Nerve Activity and Arterial Depressor Responses Induced by Neuromodulation of the Deep Peroneal Nerve in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats. Front Neurosc. 6:726467 doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.726467 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35651628/
- Liu X, Wang K, Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Romero-Ortega M, Wallace GG. Sensing and Stimulating Electrodes for Electroceuticals. Front. Sens. 3: 873862. doi: 10.3389/fsens
- Conde SV, Sacramento JF, Melo BF, Fonseca-Pinto R, Romero-Ortega MI, Guarino MP. Blood Pressure Regulation by the Carotid Sinus Nerve: Clinical Implications for Carotid Body Neuromodulation. Front Neurosci. 2022 Jan 10;15:725751. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.725751. PMID: 35082593; PMCID: PMC8784865.
2021
- Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Bendale GS, Wang K, Wallace GG, Romero-Ortega M. Platinized graphene fiber electrodes uncover direct spleen-vagus communication. Commun Biol. 2021 Sep 17;4(1):1097. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02628-7. PMID: 34535751; PMCID: PMC8448843.
- Hernandez-Reynoso AG, Corona-Quintanilla DL, López-García K, Horbovetz AA, Castelán F, Zimmern P, Martínez-Gómez M, Romero-Ortega MI. Targeted neuromodulation of pelvic floor nerves in aging and multiparous rabbits improves continence. Sci Rep. 2021 May 19;11(1):10615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90088-8. PMID: 34011938; PMCID: PMC8136474.
- Loper H, Leinen M, Bassoff L, Sample J, Romero-Ortega M, Gustafson KJ, Taylor DM, Schiefer MA. Both high fat and high carbohydrate diets impair vagus nerve signaling of satiety. Sci Rep. 2021 May 17;11(1):10394. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89465-0. PMID: 34001925; PMCID: PMC8128917.
2020
- Ghazavi A, González-González MA, Romero-Ortega MI, Cogan SF. Intraneural ultramicroelectrode arrays for function-specific interfacing to the vagus nerve. Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Dec 15;170:112608. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112608. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 33035896; PMCID: PMC7654841.
2019
Stiller AM, Gonzalez-Gonzalez MA, Boothby JM, Sherman SE, Benavides L, Romero-Ortega M, Pancrazio JJ, Black BJ. (2019). Mechanical considerations for design and implementation of peripheral intraneural devices. J Neural Eng. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ab4114
Hernandez-Reynoso, A., Nandam, S., O'Brien, J.M., Kanneganti, A., Cogan, S., Freeman, D.K., Romero-Ortega, M. (2019). Miniature electroparticle-cuff for wireless peripheral neuromodulation. Journal of Neural Engineering. Link
Meyers, E.C., Kasliwal, N., Solorzano, B.R, Lai, E., Bendale, G., Berry, A., Ganzer, P.D., Romero-Ortega, M., Rennaker II, R.L., Kilgard, M.P., & Hays, S.A. (2019). Enhancing plasticity in central networks improves motor and sensory recovery after nerve damage. Nature Communications. Link
Wang, K., Frewin, C. L., Esrafilzadeh, D., Yu, C., Wang, C., Pancrazio, J. J., Romero-Ortega, M., Jalili, R., & Wallace, G. (2019). High‐Performance Graphene‐Fiber‐Based Neural Recording Microelectrodes. Advanced Materials. Link
Bucksot, J. E., Wells, A. J., Rahebi, K. C., Sivaji, V., Romero-Ortega, M., Kilgard, M. P., ... & Hays, S. A. (2019). Flat Electrode Contacts for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. BioRxiv, 593467. Link
2018
González-González, M. A., Kanneganti, A., Joshi-Imre, A., Hernandez-Reynoso, A. G., Bendale, G., Modi, R., Ecker, M., Khurram, A., Cogan, S.F., Voit, W.E., & Romero-Ortega, M. I. (2018). Thin Film Multi-Electrode Softening Cuffs for Selective Neuromodulation. Scientific reports. Link
Castelán, F., López‐García, K., Moreno‐Pérez, S., Zempoalteca, R., Corona‐Quintanilla, D. L., Romero‐Ortega, M. I., Jimenez-Estrada, I., & Martínez‐Gómez, M. (2018). Multiparity affects conduction properties of pelvic floor nerves in rabbits. Brain and behavior. Link
Black, B. J., Atmaramani, R., Kumaraju, R., Plagens, S., Romero-Ortega, M., Dussor, G., Price, T. J., Campbell, Z. T., and Pancrazio, J. J. (2018). Adult Mouse Sensory Neurons on Microelectrode Arrays Exhibit Increased Spontaneous and Stimulus-Evoked Activity in the Presence of Interleukin-6. Journal of Neurophysiology. Link
Yuxin Tong, Jamie M Murbach, Vivek Subramanian, Shrirang Chhatre, Francisco Delgado, David C Martin, Kevin J Otto, Mario Romero-Ortega, Blake N Johnson. (2018). A Hybrid 3D Printing and Robotic-assisted Embedding Approach for Design and Fabrication of Nerve Cuffs with Integrated Locking Mechanisms. Materials Research Society Advances. Link
Shimizu, E. N., Seifert, J. L., Johnson, K. J., & Romero-Ortega, M. (2018). Prophylactic Riluzole Attenuates Oxidative Stress Damage in Spinal Cord Distraction. Journal of neurotrauma. Link
2017
Freeman, D. K., O'Brien, J. M., Kumar, P., Daniels, B., Irion, R. A., Shraytah, L., ... Hernandez-Reynoso, A., Kanneganti, A., Romero-Ortega, M.I. & Cogan, S.F. (2017). A Sub-millimeter, Inductively Powered Neural Stimulator. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 11, 659. Link
Anand, S., Desai, V., Alsmadi, N., Kanneganti, A., Nguyen, D. H. T., Tran, M., Patil, L., Vasudevan, S., Xu, C., Hong, Y., Cheng, J. & Romero-Ortega, M. (2017). Asymmetric Sensory-Motor Regeneration of Transected Peripheral Nerves Using Molecular Guidance Cues. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 14323. Link
Rouhollah Jalili, Aswini Kanneganti, Mario I Romero-Ortega, Gordon G Wallace. Implantable Electrodes. Current Opinions in Electrochemistry. DOI: 10.1016/j.colec.2017.07.003. Link
Eric C Meyers, Rafael Granja, Bleyda R Solorzano, Mario Romero‐Ortega, Michael P Kilgard, Robert L Rennaker, Seth Hays. Median and ulnar nerve injuries reduce volitional forelimb strength in rats. Muscle & nerve. DOI: 10.1002/mus.25590. Link.
Jennifer Elizabeth Bell, Jennifer L Seifert, Eileen Nicole Shimizu, Daniel J Sucato, Mario Romero-Ortega, Atraumatic spine distraction induces metabolic distress in spinal motor neurons, Journal of Neurotrauma. DOI:10.1089/neu.2016.4779. Link
2016
Rodrigo Lozano, Kerry J. Gilmore, Brianna C. Thompson, Elise M. Stewart, Aaron M. Waters, Mario Romero-Ortega, Gordon G. Wallace, Electrical stimulation enhances the acetylcholine receptors available for neuromuscular junction formation, Acta Biomaterialia 45. DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.006. Link
Rodrigo Lozano, Leo Stevens, Brianna C. Thompson, Kerry J. Gilmore, Robert Gorkin III, Elise M. Stewart, Marc in het Panhuis, Mario Romero-Ortega, Gordon G. Wallace, Brain on a bench top, Materials Today 19(2). DOI:10.1016/j.mattod.2016.01.018. Link
Aydin Farajidavar, Jennifer L. Seifert, Mauricio R. Delgado, Steven Sparagana, Mario I. Romero-Ortega, J.-C. Chiao, Electromagnetic interference in intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials and a wireless solution, Medical Engineering & Physics 38(2): 1350-4533. doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.11.007. Link
2015
Farajidavar A, Seifert J, Delgado M, Sparagana S, Romero M, Chiao J. “Electromagnetic interference in intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials: A telemetric solution" Medical Engineering & Physics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.11.007
Kim YT, Kanneganti A, Nothnagle C, Landrith R, Mizuno M, Wijesundara M, Smith S, and Romero-Ortega MI. “Microchannel Electrode Stimulation of Deep Peroneal Nerve Fascicles Induced Mean Arterial Depressor Response in Hypertensive Rats” Bioelectronic Medicine 2015 Pg 55-62. DOI: 10.15424/bioelectronmed.2015.00001 Full Text (pdf)
Lozano R, Stevens L, Gorkin R, Thompson BC, Stewart EM, Gilmore KJ, Panhius M, Romero-Ortega MI, Wallace GG (2015) “Direct 3D printing of layered brain-like structures using Gellan Gum RGD substrates". Biomaterials 07/2015; 67:264-273
Alsmadi NZ, P Lokesh, Hor E, Lofti P, Razal J, Wallace GW, Choung C-J, RomeroOrtega MI “Coiled Polymeric Gradients for Three Dimensional Neural Chemotaxis” Brain Research, ISSN 0006-899.
Gu L, Uhelski, Anand S, RomeroOrtega MI, Kim, Y, Fuchs, PN, Mohanti S (2015). Pain Inhibition by Optogenetic Activation of Specific Anterior Cingulate Cortical Neurons. PLoS ONE 10 (2) p.e0117746 ISSN 1932-6203.
Bredeson S, Kanneganti A, Deku F, Cogan S, Romero-Ortega M, Troyk P. Chronic In-Vivo Testing of a 16-Channel Implantable Wireless Neural Stimulator. IEEE EMBS Conference, August 26, Milan, Italy.
Romero-Ortega MI, Kanneganti A, Geetanjali B, Seifert J, Bredeson SD, Troyk PR, Deku F, Cogan S. Chronic and Low Charge Injection Wireless Intraneural Stimulation In Vivo. IEEE EMBS Conference, August 26, Milan, Italy.
Troyk PR, Bredeson SD Cogan S, Romero-Ortega MI, Suh S, Hu Z, Kanneganti A, Granja-Vasquez, Bak M. In-Vivo Tests of a 16-Channel Implantable Wireless Neural Stimulator. IEEE Xplore EMBS Conference, April 29, Montpellier France.
Book Chapters Authored:
2015. Romero-Ortega M.”Peripheral Nerves, Anatomy and Physiology of. In: Jaeger D., Jung R. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6-214-1. Link
Romero-Ortega M.: Peripheral Nerve Interface, Regenerative. In: Jaeger D., Jung R. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6-212-1. Link
Presentations:
Black B, Granja-Vazques R, RomeroOrtega M. Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Induce Neuroma Pain. NRC Pain Conference UTD August -5-6.
2014
VH Desai, S. Anand, M. Tran, A. Kanneganti, S. Vasudevan, JL Seifert, J. Cheng, EW Keefer, MI Romero-Ortega (2014) Chronic Sensory-Motor Activity in Behaving Animals using Regenerative Multi-electrode Interfaces. IEEE Transaction on bio-medical engineering. Full Text (PDF)
YT Kim, A Kanneganti, S. Fatemi, C. Nothnagle, M. Wijesundara, MI Romero-Ortega (2014) A Novel Microchannel Electrode Array: Towards Bioelectronic Medical Interfacing of Small Peripheral Nerves. IEEE Transaction on bio-medical engineering. Full Text (PDF)
Presentations:
M.I. Romero-Ortega, N.Z. Alsmadi, R. Granja, B. Johnston, A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, E. Hor, H. Sumdani, S. Trinh, M. Le. Synergistic effects of neurotrophins and pleiotrophins in stimulating nerve regeneration across long gap peripheral nerve defects. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
N.Z. Alsmadi, L. Patil, C.J. Chuong, M. Romero-Ortega. Computational modeling of drug release from nerve guide conduit. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
R. Granja-Vazguez, B. R. Johnston, M. I. Romero-Ortega. Radio-frequency fields elicit neuroma pain. SFN Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
J. Seifert, J. Bell, D. Sucato, M. Romero. Transient Hypoxia in a Model of Distraction Spinal Cord Injury Results in a Reduction of Ventral Motor Neuron Size. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, J. L. Seifert, V. Desai, M. Romero-Ortega. Reestablishment of the blood nerve barrier in Regenerative Multielectrode Interfaces. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
M.I. Romero-Ortega, N.Z. Alsmadi, R. Granja, B. Johnston, A. Kanneganti, G. Bendale, E. Hor, H. Sumdani, S. Trinh, M. Le. Synergistic effects of neurotrophins and pleiotrophins in stimulating nerve regeneration across long gap peripheral nerve defects. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Podium presentation) Abstract
A. Kanneganti, S. Fatemi, C. Nothnagle, M. Wijesundara, M. Mizuno, S. Smith, Y. T. Kim, and M. Romero-Ortega. Electrical Stimulation of Single Somatic Nerve Fascicles are Sufficient to Reduce Hypertension. BMES Annual Meeting, 2014 (Poster)
2013
Shaun M. Logan, Mario I. Romero, Dianna Nguyen, M. Douglas Benson (2013) Ephrin-B2 expression in the proprioceptive sensory system. Neurosci Lett 545 pp 69-74. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.025 Full Text (PDF)
Bouché E*, Romero-Ortega MI*, Henkemeyer M , Catchpole T, Leemhuis J, Frotscher M, May P, Herz J, Bock HH (2013). Reelin induces EphB receptor activation. *= co-first author. Cell Research- Nature. Jan 15. doi: 10.1038/cr.2013.7. Cover illustration. Full Text (PDF)
2012
Kim Y-T, Romero-Ortega MI (2012). Material Considerations for Peripheral Nerve Interfacing. MRS Bulletin. Volume 37 (06), pp 573 580 DOI: 10.1557/mrs.2012.99. Full Text (PDF)
Khan, C. Wildey, R. Francis, F. Tian, M.I. Romero, M.R. Delgado, N.J. Clegg, L. Smith, H. Liu, D.L. MacFarlane, G. Alexandrakis, “Improving optical contact for functional near infrared brain imaging with brush optodes,” Biomed. Opt. Express, 3(5):878–898 (2012).
Seifert JL, Desai V, Watson RC, Musa T,Kim YT, Keefer EW, Romero MI (2012). Normal molecular repair mechanisms in regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces allow recording of early spike activity despite immature myelination. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering 20(2):220-227 DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2179811 Full Text (PDF)
2011
Lotfi P, Garde K, Chouhan A, Bengali E, Romero MI. (2011). Modality-Specific Axonal Regeneration: Towards Selective Regenerative Neural Interfaces. Front Neuroeng. doi: 10.3389/fneng.2011.00011. 4 (11): 1-11.
Farajidavar A, Seifert JL, Bell JE, Seo YS, Delgado MR, Sparagana S, Romero MI, Chiao JC (2011) A Wireless System for Monitoring Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials. Ann Biomed Eng 39(1):517-23. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0152-x
Dawood AD*, Lotfi P*, Dash SN, Kona SK, Nguyen KN, Romero MI. (2011) VEGF Release in Multiluminal Hydrogels Directs Angiogenesis from Adult Vasculature in Vitro. J. Cardiovas Eng Tech. DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0048-4. Vol. 2 (3):173-185.
Tansey KE, Seifert JL, Botterman B, Delgado MR, Romero MI (2011) Increased Axonal Regeneration Efficiency Through Multi-luminal Nerve Gap Repair. Ann Biomed Eng DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0277-6. Vol 39(6): 1815-1828.
Seifert JL, Bell, JE, Elmer BB, Sucato DJ, Romero MI (2011) Characterization of a novel bidirectional distraction spinal cord injury animal model. J Neurosci Methods 197(1):97-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.003
2010
Tian F, Delgado MR, Dhamne1 SC, Khan B, Alexandrakis G, Romero MI, Smith L, Reid D, Clegg NJ, Liu H. (2010) Diffuse Optical Tomography of Cortical Reorganization in Children with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy. Optics Exp Vol. 18, Issue 25, pp. 25973-25986
Khan B, Tian F, Behbehani K, Romero MI, Delgado MR, Clegg NJ, Smith L, Reid D, Liu H, Alexandrakis G (2010). Identification of abnormal motor cortex activation patterns in children with cerebral palsy by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt.15(3) 036008-1-14. DOI: 10.1117/1.3432746
2009
Romero MI, Ezaki MB. Nerve Pathology in Unregulated Limb Growth (2009). Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 91: Suppl 4:53-7
Garde, K, Keefer, E, Botterman, B, Galvan, P, Romero MI (2009) Early Interfaced Neural Activity from Chronic Amputated Nerves. Front Neuroengineering 2:5
2008
Keefer E, Botterman, Romero MI, Rossi AF, Gross GW (2008). Carbon nanotube coating improves neuronal recordings. Nature Nanotechnology (3):434:9
2007
Galvan-Garcia P, E. Keefer, Zhang M, Fang S, Zakhidov AA, Baughman RH, Romero MI (2007) "Robust Cellular Growth with CNTS, Nanoyarns and Nanosheets" J Biomat Sci Poly Ed. 18 (10), pp. 1245-1261.
Romero MI, Lu Lin, Lush M, Lei L, Parada LF, Zhu Y (2007). Deletion of NF1 in Neurons Induces Increased Axon Collateral Branching in Vitro and in Vivo Following Injury. J Neuroscience (27): 2124-2134.
2005
Benson MD, Romero MI, Lush ME, Lu QR, Henkemeyer M, Parada LF. (2005). Ephrin-B3 is a myelin-based inhibitor of neurite outgrowth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 26;102(30):10694-9.
Lei L, Laub F, Lush M, Romero MI, Zhou J, Luikart B, Klesse L, Ramirez F, Parada LF. (2005). The zinc finger transcription factor Klf7 is required for TrkA gene expression and development of nociceptive sensory neurons. Genes Dev. 1;19(11):1354-64.
2004
Aimone JB, Leasure JL, Perreau VM, Thallmair M; The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Research Consortium (Romero MI) (2004). Spatial and temporal gene expression profiling of the contused rat spinal cord. Exp Neurol Oct;189(2):204-21.
2002
Ma L, Harada T, Harada H, Romero MI, Hebert JM, McConnell SK, Parada LP (2002) Neurotrophin-3 is required for appropriate establishment of thalamocortical connections. Neuron 36:623-634.
2001
Romero MI, Rangappa N, Garry MG, Smith GM. (2001). Functional regeneration of chronically injured sensory afferents into adult spinal cord following neurotrophin gene therapy. J Neuroscience. 21(21):8408-8416.
Zhu Y, Romero MI, Ghosh P, Ye Z, Charnay P, Rushing EJ, Marth JD, Parada LF (2001). Ablation of NF1 function in neurons induces abnormal development of cerebral cortex and reactive gliosis in brain. Genes and Development 15:859-876.
Yokoyama N. Romero MI*. Cowan CA. Galvan P. Helmbacher F. Charnay P. Parada LF. Henkemeyer M (2001). Forward signaling mediated by ephrin-B3 prevents contralateral corticospinal axons from recrossing the spinal cord midline. Neuron 29(1):85-97 *co first author.
Romero MI, Rangappa N, Li L, Lightfoot S, Garry MG, Smith GM (2000). Extensive sprouting of sensory afferents and hyperalgesia induced by conditional expression of NGF into the adult spinal cord. J Neuroscience 20(12):4435-4445.
